bank holiday
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌbank ˈholiday noun [countable] British EnglishDLTMC an official holiday when banks and most businesses are closed 银行假日；公众假期 SYN American English public holiday Next Monday is a bank holiday. 下星期一是银行假日。bank holiday weekend (=a weekend on which there is a bank holiday on Friday or Monday) 带银行假日的周末〔指周五或周一为银行假日的周末〕，周末银行假日
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bank holiday• Now that's what they call a bank holiday outing.• But that remains an annual event, with the sixth one coming up this August bank holiday.bank holiday weekend• Until then, goodnight and a good bank holiday weekend.• The rest of the bank holiday weekend passed slowly.From Longman Business Dictionarybank holidayˌbank ˈholiday [countable]1British English (also public holiday) an official holiday when banks and most businesses are closedSYN AmE national holidayThe London stockmarket will reopen tomorrow after the bank holiday.a quiet bank holiday Monday2American EnglishLAWBANKING a day when banks are closed by law because of problems in the banking systemThe Argentinian currency lost 20% of its value against the dollar, and a two-day bank holiday was declared. → holidayˌbank ˈholiday nounChineseSyllable
Business and an official holiday banks when businesses most Corpus
bank holiday
ˌbank ˈholiday
noun [countable]
British English an official holiday when banks and most businesses are closed
SYN public holiday American English:
Next Monday is a bank holiday.
bank holiday weekend (=a weekend on which there is a bank holiday on Friday or Monday)
ˌbank ˈholiday
noun [countable]British English an official holiday when banks and most businesses are closed
SYN public holiday American English:
bank holiday weekend (=a weekend on which there is a bank holiday on Friday or Monday)